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Huawei Global Cyber Security and Privacy Officer, John Suffolk, will appear in front of Britain's Science and Tech Committee on Monday to answer questions on the "possible security risks involved with 5G communications", parliament said.

Under Chinese law, companies must support the state’s intelligence work which has raised fears the technology could be used for espionage.

On Friday a report by telecoms lobby group GSMA, which represents the interests of 750 mobile operators across Europe, revealed that a ban on Huawei would add £48.7bn (Dh227.6bn) to the cost of 5G networks in Europe and delay the technology by about 18 months

GSMA has already voiced concerns about the consequences of a full ban on Huawei, whose products are widely purchased and used by operators in Europe.

"Half of this (additional cost) would be due to European operators being impacted by higher input costs following significant loss of competition in the mobile equipment market," the report said.